Originally Posted by
a_tumiwa
i dont really like John Minford's , so i switch to fans translation after read in the middle of book 1.
probably one of these: Jiunan, Hong An Tong, and Gui Xinshu
other than both of you mentioned, we also have He Tieshou (the one-hand miao woman, which is stronger than Jiunan in sswrb, but her progress is slower than Jiunan after the event of sswrb) , then Chengguang monk who is a head of one of the shaolin hall, a class B fighter , i think he is the strongest martial artist in shaolin, but i dont know about the abbot which i think never fight?
Wu Liuqi , a beggar that later became a commander of Qing (also the head of one tiandihui's lodge), it is said that need both Gui Xinshu and his wife to kill him.
if i am forced to say which of these 3 is the strongest , without giving the reason, i would say Gui Xinshu.